TopOff 3

"The Salvation Army is taking part in a week-long Congressionally mandated exercise, TopOff 3, designed to strengthen the nation’s capacity to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from large-scale terrorist attacks. This exercise is billed as the nation’s most comprehensive terrorism drill ever, and is being conducted in New Jersey, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Canada, and the United Kingdom." This is the beginning of a report prepared by Trish Raines of our Community Relations and Development Department. You can acquire the rest of the details through your divisional development department or on the THQ Bulletin Database. (If you have to ask what the THQ Bulletin Database is, you don't have it.)

It involves emergency disaster work. We do this well because disasters are an important part of our mission. You know by now I'm referring to personal disasters and those crises that distract people from their walk with God. This is large scale to the person involved as it affects their whole world. We are well placed to be so ready for these terrorizing attacks by the enemy of our soul.

"Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8 (NIV)